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Doric!

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  • jackieb
    jackieb Posts: 27,605 Forumite
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    Fit like beambeam? Tell yer blone thit the alexandra's bin knocked doon noo. At wis an affa state - a boordid up an athing. An tell er the watermill's doon inna. Must abeen ful a rats at place.
  • llac
    llac Posts: 46 Forumite
    I spent maist o my school holidays with relations in the central belt an wis aye gettin a row for sayin 'fit?' and ance I asked my cousin and her pals ' fa is that loonie and far dis he bide?' weel I then had tae explain aboot loonies and quinies an translate the rest!
    Can agree aboot the Dash o Doric books well worth a read.
  • twink
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    weel weel beambeam ye hail fae lossie div ye, i bide nae far fae there bit a ma fowkies cam fae roun aboot new deer an fyvie wye, aye hid ma simmer hols at fyvie, aye mind ye hid to ging roun skyte neuk te ging tull fyvie, aye gie coorse in the winter
  • Yoo hoo fae anither Brocher!!
  • jackieb
    jackieb Posts: 27,605 Forumite
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    A fellow puddlestinker! :p
  • fit lik fa anither brocher
  • jackieb
    jackieb Posts: 27,605 Forumite
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    Nae bad. Yersel? It's fair crallin we a' o us noo.
  • Ach awa wi yaes, Dorics a fair tongue far ye tae spik wi yer close eans an' ean tae confuse yer enemies, fit like tae ye a' :-)
  • Ach, I'm nae even tryin' ti spik like you fowkies. Born an' bred in i' North East, hailin' fae Aiberdeen - i' big smoke. Mair country than Doric I hiv ti say, so nae as weel spikit as some. Mair o' a toonser ee' noo.
  • Nae bad.

    As a born and bred blue mogganer, this is the only thread on here I ken fit folk are spikken aboot.


    Here's anither wan it folk dinna ken fit it means - "ganzie"

    Jumper or pullover :rotfl:
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